In article <hu5g54ph2729smibb7fn4m647ke9fd4q6g@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Peter Principle <petesfetas@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:38:04 -0500, Omelet <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >In article <1ibneaz7e3n5v$.gbxlqkrad9xk$.dlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> > Mr Clean <mrclean@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:19:20 -0500, oldhickory wrote:
> >>
> >> > I don't hit the home page often but had to empty a mailbox, and saw
> >> > this:
> >> >
> >> > As of June 23, 2008, Road Runner will no longer offer Newsgroups,
> >> > however
> >> > users can subscribe on their own to third party News providers.
> >> > Why is Road Runner discontinuing their own Newsgroups service?
> >> > Due to low subscriber usage Road Runner has decided to discontinue
> >> > Newsgroups service as of June 23, 2008.
> >> >
> >> > If I still want a news service, what can I do?
> >> > Subscribers can choose to use a third party service and purchase on
> >> > their
> >> > own through that service. There are many providers with offerings,
as an
> >> > example here are several providers:
> >> >
> >> > a.. Easynews
> >> > b.. Newshosting
> >> > c.. UsenetServer
> >> > When is the last day that Road Runner Newsgroups service will be
> >> > available?
> >> > Newsgroups service will cease on June 23, 2008. 5/2008 4:55 PM
> >>
> >> Freaking fantastic. Maybe it's time I ditched RR and got a
> >> different provider. The only thing with that is I'd have to get a
> >> phone line.
> >>
> >> Of course, there's always Grande...
> >>
> >> d
> >
> >Grande works for us.
> >They subscribe to Supernews.
>
> Giganews, actually. Giganews bought Supernews some months back.
Didn't know that.
I'd had periodic trouble with my newsfeed from Supernews, so had
subscribed to Giganews.
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